Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
AG Ganteaume (WI)	1948-1948	1	1	0	112	112	112.00	-	0.00	1	0	0	13	0
VH Stollmeyer (WI)	1939-1939	1	1	0	96	96	96.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	11	0
DM Lewis (WI)	1971-1971	3	5	2	259	88	86.33	-	0.00	0	3	0	10+	0
BA Richards (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	0	508	140	72.57	854	59.48	2	2	0	70	5
K Sinclair (WI)	2024-2024	1	2	1	64	50	64.00	157	40.76	0	1	0	8	1
RG Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	23	41	4	2256	274	60.97	1707+	54.48	7	11	1	246+	11
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	22	40	4	2190	270*	60.83	416+	56.00	10	5	2	104+	1
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	48	81	5	4455	207	58.61	-	0.00	15	19	6	258+	2
JA Morkel (SA)	2009-2009	1	1	0	58	58	58.00	71	81.69	0	1	0	10	1
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78	4063+	53.58	26	30	12	593+	32+
KH Weekes (WI)	1939-1939	2	3	0	173	137	57.66	-	0.00	1	0	0	18+	1
RE Grieveson (SA)	1939-1939	2	2	0	114	75	57.00	0+	0.00	0	1	0	0+	0
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1960	44	74	7	3798	220	56.68	-	0.00	15	14	1	107+	11
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	278	39	13206	224	55.25	28724	45.97	45	58	16	1477	96
CA Davis (WI)	1968-1973	15	29	5	1301	183	54.20	665+	35.48	4	4	1	65+	1
AD Nourse (SA)	1935-1951	34	62	7	2960	231	53.81	108+	63.88	9	14	3	115+	6
BC Lara (WI)	1990-2006	130	230	6	11912	400*	53.17	19694	60.48	34	48	17	1551	88
A Melville (SA)	1938-1949	11	19	2	894	189	52.58	-	0.00	4	3	2	58+	1
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	27395	43.31	30	66	15	1285	36
PGV van der Bijl (SA)	1938-1939	5	9	0	460	125	51.11	-	0.00	1	2	0	30+	3
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2018	114	191	18	8765	278*	50.66	16077	54.51	22	46	8	1024	64
SK Coen (SA)	1927-1928	2	4	2	101	41*	50.50	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	0
BL Irvine (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	0	353	102	50.42	650	54.30	1	2	0	33	6
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	121	182	12	8540	291	50.23	9613+	69.77	24	45	10	952+	84
DG Bedingham (SA)	2023-2024	4	7	0	347	110	49.57	513	67.64	1	2	0	48	7
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1963	51	87	9	3860	261	49.48	488+	40.16	9	22	11	240+	11
KC Bland (SA)	1961-1966	21	39	5	1669	144*	49.08	885+	37.74	3	9	2	123+	20
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	42	80	9	3471	189*	48.88	158+	29.11	8	21	3	41+	1
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2014	116	203	13	9253	277	48.70	15495	59.71	27	38	10	1164	24
SM Nurse (WI)	1960-1969	29	54	1	2523	258	47.60	1958+	48.82	6	10	3	230+	11
RB Kanhai (WI)	1957-1974	79	137	6	6227	256	47.53	2914+	47.87	15	28	7	491+	23+
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1985	110	175	14	7515	242*	46.67	6942+	56.68	19	39	4	712+	70
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2019	124	215	16	9282	311*	46.64	18573	49.97	28	41	13	1170	14
AF Rae (WI)	1948-1953	15	24	2	1016	109	46.18	-	0.00	4	4	1	30+	4
CC Passailaigue (WI)	1930-1930	1	2	1	46	44	46.00	157	29.29	0	0	0	6	0
L Baichan (WI)	1975-1976	3	6	2	184	105*	46.00	52+	44.23	1	0	0	1+	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	30	57	2	2516	201	45.74	1684+	43.88	6	15	3	251+	5
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2004	101	176	15	7289	275	45.27	16783	43.43	21	34	13	922	12
CR Brathwaite (WI)	2015-2016	3	5	1	181	69	45.25	284	63.73	0	3	1	12	7
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1967	44	78	6	3245	260	45.06	1750+	38.74	8	13	5	190+	3+
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	108	185	16	7558	226	44.72	11932+	49.49	19	34	11	872+	67
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1981	66	109	10	4399	187	44.43	4217+	45.69	12	21	10	422+	12
RB Richardson (WI)	1983-1995	86	146	12	5949	194	44.39	12398+	47.77	16	27	8	761+	23
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	70	115	12	4554	275*	44.21	9300	48.96	14	20	10	548	25
EAB Rowan (SA)	1935-1951	26	50	5	1965	236	43.66	77+	29.87	3	12	4	14+	0
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1980	30	49	2	2047	302	43.55	2865+	47.22	7	7	2	210+	6
BF Butcher (WI)	1958-1969	44	78	6	3104	209*	43.11	1979+	48.35	7	16	3	227+	6+
RC Fredericks (WI)	1968-1977	59	109	7	4334	169	42.49	4335+	46.52	8	26	7	352+	8
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1939-1955	32	56	5	2159	160	42.33	-	0.00	4	12	2	69+	3
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	116	202	25	7487	184	42.29	15052+	44.41	18	39	10	818+	24
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	103	182	11	7214	333	42.18	11970	60.26	15	37	15	1046	98
DJ McGlew (SA)	1951-1962	34	64	6	2440	255*	42.06	3+	0.00	7	10	4	92+	2
HGO Owen-Smith (SA)	1929-1929	5	8	2	252	129	42.00	-	0.00	1	1	0	-	2
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2008	90	154	7	6167	228	41.95	12270	50.26	14	26	11	887	47
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2011	66	104	16	3665	162*	41.64	8385	43.70	11	11	7	397	13
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2001	54	90	17	3012	208*	41.26	8017	37.57	6	14	7	313	4
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	47	4	1754	204	40.79	1256+	58.28	4	8	2	122+	3
HW Taylor (SA)	1912-1932	42	76	4	2936	176	40.77	-	0.00	7	17	2	61+	7
IL Mendonca (WI)	1962-1962	2	2	0	81	78	40.50	-	0.00	0	1	0	0+	0
DE Bernard (WI)	2003-2009	3	6	1	202	69	40.40	380	53.15	0	3	0	18	3
F du Plessis (SA)	2012-2021	69	118	14	4163	199	40.02	8986	46.32	10	21	9	516	21
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	87	154	8	5842	291	40.01	12484	46.79	15	31	12	747	14
LA Walcott (WI)	1930-1930	1	2	1	40	24	40.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	0
OJ Phillips (WI)	2009-2009	2	4	0	160	94	40.00	312	51.28	0	1	0	16	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1976-1987	60	91	11	3171	143	39.63	5538+	41.27	9	13	5	245+	2
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	62	12	1968	113	39.36	4592	42.85	3	13	3	206	11
CN Frank (SA)	1921-1921	3	6	0	236	152	39.33	-	0.00	1	0	0	20	0
AB Williams (WI)	1978-1979	7	12	0	469	111	39.08	1+	0.00	2	1	1	43+	0
Q de Kock (SA)	2014-2021	54	91	6	3300	141*	38.82	4652	70.93	6	22	7	411	33
Z de Bruyn (SA)	2004-2004	3	5	1	155	83	38.75	409	37.89	0	1	0	12	3
FI de Caires (WI)	1930-1930	3	6	0	232	80	38.66	112+	33.03	0	2	1	4+	0
NE Bonner (WI)	2021-2022	15	25	4	803	123	38.23	2342	34.28	2	3	4	87	3
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1994	16	29	2	1027	118	38.03	2538	40.46	2	6	2	107	1
RH Catterall (SA)	1922-1931	24	43	2	1555	120	37.92	6+	0.00	3	11	3	20+	8
D Elgar (SA)	2012-2024	86	152	11	5347	199	37.92	11190	47.78	14	23	13	684	26
DT Lindsay (SA)	1963-1970	19	31	1	1130	182	37.66	661+	64.29	3	5	2	113+	13
ND McKenzie (SA)	2000-2009	58	94	7	3253	226	37.39	7744	42.00	5	16	9	409	22
RG Samuels (WI)	1996-1997	6	12	2	372	125	37.20	855	43.50	1	1	0	52	4
JKC Holt (WI)	1954-1959	17	31	2	1066	166	36.75	-	0.00	2	5	2	21+	1+
DM Bravo (WI)	2010-2020	56	102	5	3538	218	36.47	7886	44.86	8	17	5	404	41
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	102	173	15	5762	233	36.46	11462	50.27	13	27	13	633	63
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	111	9	3714	135	36.41	8320	44.63	6	23	11	409	33
AK Markram (SA)	2017-2024	37	67	1	2398	152	36.33	4032	59.47	7	10	6	353	12
JFW Nicolson (SA)	1928-1928	3	5	0	179	78	35.80	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	0
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1991	52	78	9	2470	130	35.79	3981+	57.84	2	16	8	305+	9
JN Rhodes (SA)	1992-2000	52	80	9	2532	117	35.66	5567	45.48	3	17	4	256	22
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2012	48	83	9	2622	222*	35.43	5984	43.81	6	11	8	362	7
T Bavuma (SA)	2014-2023	57	97	12	2997	172	35.25	6206	48.29	2	20	9	362	7
AN Petersen (SA)	2010-2015	36	64	4	2093	182	34.88	4044	51.75	5	8	3	256	12
KR Rickards (WI)	1948-1952	2	3	0	104	67	34.66	-	0.00	0	1	0	1+	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	78	5	2516	112	34.46	1063+	36.12	1	18	4	132+	6
JAJ Christy (SA)	1929-1932	10	18	0	618	103	34.33	-	0.00	1	5	1	24+	3
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2011-2024	89	171	10	5513	212	34.24	13649	40.39	12	29	16	550	13
MC Carew (WI)	1963-1972	19	36	3	1127	109	34.15	605+	41.48	1	5	1	99+	1
JS Solomon (WI)	1958-1965	27	46	7	1326	100*	34.00	591+	25.21	1	9	7	41+	1+
WR Endean (SA)	1951-1958	28	52	4	1630	162*	33.95	-	0.00	3	8	3	60+	1
MJ Susskind (SA)	1924-1924	5	8	0	268	65	33.50	-	0.00	0	4	0	-	0
AC Hudson (SA)	1992-1998	35	63	3	2007	163	33.45	5129	39.13	4	13	7	254	5
BP Nash (WI)	2008-2011	21	33	0	1103	114	33.42	2548	43.28	2	8	0	130	3
SC Cook (SA)	2016-2017	11	19	0	632	117	33.26	1402	45.07	3	2	3	66	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]

New Zealand v South Africa at Mount Maunganui, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 4-7, 2024 [Test # 2528]

Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 25-28, 2024 [Test # 2524]